CA2163871A1 - A method and a device for the registration of a vehicle in a road toll - Google Patents
A method and a device for the registration of a vehicle in a road tollInfo
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B15/00—Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points
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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
- G07B15/00—Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points
- G07B15/06—Arrangements for road pricing or congestion charging of vehicles or vehicle users, e.g. automatic toll systems
- G07B15/063—Arrangements for road pricing or congestion charging of vehicles or vehicle users, e.g. automatic toll systems using wireless information transmission between the vehicle and a fixed station
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
- G01C11/00—Photogrammetry or videogrammetry, e.g. stereogrammetry; Photographic surveying
- G01C11/02—Picture taking arrangements specially adapted for photogrammetry or photographic surveying, e.g. controlling overlapping of pictures
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- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
- G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
- G08G1/01—Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled
- G08G1/015—Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled with provision for distinguishing between two or more types of vehicles, e.g. between motor-cars and cycles
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- G—PHYSICS
- G08—SIGNALLING
- G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
- G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
- G08G1/01—Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled
- G08G1/017—Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled identifying vehicles
- G08G1/0175—Detecting movement of traffic to be counted or controlled identifying vehicles by photographing vehicles, e.g. when violating traffic rules
Abstract
Registering of vehicles in a road toll facility provided with radio transmitter and receiver equipment for microwaves arranged to communicate with vehicle units provided in the vehicles, preferably with a transponder. On command from the road toll facility, identity is obtained from the road toll facility and a toll debiting operation is performed. When a vehicle enters the toll facility it is detected by means of the activation of the toll facility radio equipment if the vehicle is provided with a vehicle unit and if it is in function for the performance of a correct payment maneuver.
Vehicles for which such cannot take place are exposed to a successive position determination by means of video cameras through an image processing in which the vehicle in question is tracked between a predetermined recording site and the position where the payment status of the vehicle has been established by means of the radio equipment. In the recording site the number plate of the vehicle is recorded for identification by means of a video camera, which identification in conjunction with data such as time and place is used for search and for post-debiting of the toll.
Vehicles for which such cannot take place are exposed to a successive position determination by means of video cameras through an image processing in which the vehicle in question is tracked between a predetermined recording site and the position where the payment status of the vehicle has been established by means of the radio equipment. In the recording site the number plate of the vehicle is recorded for identification by means of a video camera, which identification in conjunction with data such as time and place is used for search and for post-debiting of the toll.
Description
. O ~V~516 216 3 8 7 1 PCTISE94/~504 A METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF A VEHICLE IN
A ROAD TOLL
T~L FIELD
The ~L~e~L~ v~n~i~n re~ates to a m~h~ and device far regist OE ing v~hicl~c in a road toll facility. More sp~r;f;~Ally, the invention relate~s to a mP~hn~ ~ld device in such road toll facilities, ~here fee debiting can take place ~LUUYh wireless I~ ;c~;nn of rA~ ves ~ -n v~h;~1~S
and e~;rmDnt in the road toll facility, L-~Lf~l;vely,. and ~Pr;Atly ~ 7~7 are such rcad toll facilities that are ~ n.~_~l to ~nAhle a free ~rAff;~ flow U~L~rY1L the toll facility. f ~ JIJNI ) It is kncwn to ~ road toll facilities for duL~iC fee debiting, see for exampl.e US, A, 4,104,630 and US, A, 4,303,904.
Such systems t~ which the ~L~_~.L invention refers, pr~vide that the ma-jority of v~h;~1~s that pass the rcad toll facility, are provided with a recei~ Lc~L~mitter ~n;t for rA~ ve~s. Usually microwavas are stccd. The rc2~ toll facility acmprises an ~ ment. by which ccImu-n;r~t;nn by ra~diowaveY can take place with ~c5;n~ vPh;~lP~ This ~ 'J`
ment ~_r~iS~ a ~ ;tter and receiver, a ~ c~lver, for the r~d;o-waves by me2ns of which equipment ya~ .L and debiting I- ~1 ;nn~ can be carried cut for the F~s~in~ vPh~ s provided with said receiver and l,~..~--;tter unit, which unit usually h~c the foDm of a Ir~ L~ ,. For this t~chni~ ccmpare US, A, 4,075,632 and US, A, 4,242,661 far r~ , it may occur, that the toll facility is passed by v~hi~?Pc which are not prcvided with any receiver and ~ tter ~rr-irm~n~ and Ul eL~-e cannclt be i~Pnt;fi~ by me2ns of the r~ w . For identi-fif~ n of such vPh;~7~s, if these attempt at F~S~in~J the toll facility without paying toll, the toll Alr~-l-J- - ~ is p¢ovided ~ith camera devices for image regis~r~ti~n of tne number plates of tne V~hi~?~S in question for search and ~uaL ~iting.
The mcst a~v~ y~L~Il for road tolls of this kind i.~ adapted to a ~reat flow of traffic in free f.~,,.~l i~n In such an a~.L,...-J-... ~L it will ~o g4~l6 2 1 6 3 ~ 7 1 be p~ssihl~ to for the vehicle to travel a certain dis,tance from the time when a re~gistration has been po~5ihl~ to carry ou.t of whether the vehicle is ;~-nt;f;~hl~ ~lLOUyi~ microwaves or not and untii the L~ ding ~r~r~ n re~arding the number plate has been cnn~
During this ~;c~lAc~ment a s~~ l;on must be m~int~inP~ b~ ~ such vPh;~l~s for which search and ~a~ debiting shall take place, and such ~or which ~a~ L has ~een s~uuad by means of the radio cr~ ni~tion~
This requires A~t;t;nn~l~y that the toll Ar ~r~J ~ ~ '3 pro~ided with an equiE?ment for pcsi~i~n;n~ ol inn also when the ~hi~1~5 travel in free flow ~ithout ~ P~ lanes.
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In the inventi~n, it i5 ~S~rih~ E~Lrtly a mo~hrrt and E~Lrtly a crm~in~tion of device, which enable said ~ n and ~ e of payment ope-r~ nc for such V~h;~t~5 which are provided with ~ ,Lized equipment as well as reg:istration ~y mean5 of ~ .t;n~ of the n~m~er plate of such v~h;c7.~s :Eor which no ~L~ payment -L~ ~R~n ~S been pr~sihle to ~__r~L~ during the L~ ge I 1~ r~ ~h~P toll facility. P~r~r~in~ to the _nvention, for the la~ter r~ n, the ~mage L~ ;n~ by means cf videio cameras c nt;~ f~r the ~r~k;n~ of the VY~hi~1~5 for which a L.~ ;n~ of the number plate shall be x gistered, so that saLeLy is oh~in~,' t~UIt the same vehicle which on r~c5jng ~uyh the toll facility h~c been ost~hl ;5hP~7 to lack ac~ L~ ~h7e E~ayment status can ~be ~ with a xgiste~#i L..~".1;n~ before exiting the toll facility and ~ y is ~c5;q~ to the identity ~h~t Was given to the vehicle on its ent~y.
DESCRIPI~CN OF TRE DRAWI~GS
In the ~-o~ ~r'lying ~r~7winq5 a ~Le{e~ d em~o~;m~t of the invention is i~ , wh OE ein Fig. 1 shows in ~ c~Live a road toll a~L~r~J~ ; an~
~0 g4~5l6 2 1 ~ 3 8 7 1 P~rlSEg4/00~04 Fig. 2 shows a bloc~ qr~m for the m in ~1~ of f~mt-~inn of the rnad toll sys~en; . . . .
Pr~nr~;nq to Fig. 1 an aub~m.~atic road toll fAt~ility a~:c~.~ing to the ~nvention is p.~vided WLth a su~ L 1, which ~ S above a road 2, i which has th¢~ lanes 3 in which vPhi~lo5 4 of different kinds can ~o~
~ouyl~ the p~rtal-like g2ntry 1. The ~r~ ff;c is nct limited to keori"~
the lanes under the ycu~LLy but i5 ~77~ 1 to ~e~fu~u lane rh~nq~s and -- o~ inqc, It i5 thus a f~c f7ow system, whic~ as little as F~ssihle shall disLu~l- the ~r~ff;r flow.
on the gantry, there are A~ twc light fittings 6 and a numker of /~ tter and receiv OE units 7 for microwaves, th.~e of which are shcwn here, ;nt 7~inq ~r~ c~ these. In addition, there is on either s~de a video ~mbEra 8, directed at the ~L~L v~ ;n'J ~r~ffir flc~ to req;~r yPhir7t~s WhiCh ~ ;ttedly are drlVen on the ve¢ye. I:n ~d;tiC~, at the top cen~r of the ycu~LLy, video cameras 9 are shc*n,. A a lc~r level, c ~ are shc~n in three pair~ of video cameras 10 di~ected ru4.-r~c and ~ L~ vely. These c~meras are ls~,~t~ -L~ mabely at the cen .e ~f the three lanes 3, ~ ~L~ vely.
All this equipment i5 ~ ~ f~ to a conputer unit 11 f~r the control of same and for ~o~ q ~ data. This unit is rn turn ~ e~l to a~ePn~ net for fu~U~_. Ccnnmtn~ ;nn, The m2in f~t~ nc and f m~i~n unitC of the ~ J~ ~t are schematically g~ ~l in ~he block ~;~qr~m in Fig. 2. Therein, 12 dP~i~nAt~s the ~ rm~nt w ~e~.Lo~d bo be p~o~ided in the majority of ~ loc 4, Suc~ an equiFo~lt is ~ L,J3~ to be a ~ LV'~1-' 13, which is ~r,~..J-~to pic~ up micr~waves and ~ them into an - .. signal ~n~ri~;n~
i.~.,..~li~n ~nAhl in~ a y~ L oy~aLion for the vehicle, and in A~ition, an int~ Pnt card 14 for l,~ ;tting data ~ia the ~r~L~ " which data, in addition to certain identification data, may co~sist of data ~WO 94t28S16 2 1 6 3 ~ 7 1 /SE94/00504 re~a~ing payment conditions (~A~ I debiting shall occur or whether ~Le ~a~...~L via a pay card ha5 been ~ade).
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Cther ~lPT~Ilts in the block ~;A1r~m relate to the S1-A7-ion~7y e~7i On the gant~y there æ e l~r~tn~' t~e ~ ~ ;tter and ~eciever equipment 7 for ~i~tY~ves, video c_mer~C 8 and 9 a5 well as t~e t~D~ee pairs of video camera~ 10 (only one pair of which is shown), which all are i~n~ifi~i by the same .~ in the bloc~ diagram. Other e7cm~n~c belong to said equipment with which the ~7l;pmpnt on the ~u~ L
ni~tPc~ This equipment ~n comprise said o~u~__ unit 11 for ~h~;n~ the equipment and a cpn~r~l unit 16. The e~ipment for ~h~;n~
the v~hicl~c which are not provided with any v~h;~l~ Unlt 12-14 wqth which paymen~ can ke c~uLdl and for which there is a need for identi-fi~t;nn in ~o~ way, and exa~;n~t;~n for ~L de~)iting, cnmrr;sPs the cameras 9 ~n~ 10 ~n~ kPl~n~;n~ image ~c~ing c~ which can be ;n~ P~ in the nnit ~ his nn;t is ~ ecl~ t~ the video cameras 9 for the rF~;s~r~ n of the ~oc~ and ~icrl~ment of the v~hi~los that shall b~ par~ 7~ y. To the video came~3 10 there are ~ c~l a unit fcr controlling the I~L~ c of the VPhi~7~ whcse nuIber plate or ~ r ~ ;s~;~ shall be registered, and a unit for ~ol~t;~ the regis~ered video images and ccn~ 3sicn and st~
of same. m ese images can via the unit 11 be c~mmm;~ e~ to the cPn~r~
A~ ~Dent, 16 fQr ~o~L ~f~CF ~in~ in c~ ~Lion with search and pOSt -debiting of veh;~lo~ that passed ~th~ paying. Fina~.ly, ~here is a n;t~atigr~ i.t 17 fc~ c0ml~ni~ n W~ h said c~ntrA~ ~nent ~h~nqe of ~r~ffi~ ^lnfc~mation etc.
The vehicle ~ ~i~mPnt unit 12 c~mprises an ~ in a bcx, which shall ~e ~t~.r~4~ for ~ 7e at the win~s~ 2~ of the vehicle. The box ~ ric~s a cmall, ;n~-i lt I r,~~ r ~r~L . ."~, a~l i ,.1. . _. I i n~
electro~ics, cc¢prisinq a safety ~r~Ul~. The ~L~ box is fuLlllr-provided with a r lr~r~ r display and a ~uu~
The vehicle UGLit ~n~h~c a double directed micrcwave CYn~m~nir~io~ with the toll facility ~r~nri~v OES 7, which are part of the fixed ~ mPnt.
In addition, the vehicle unit is ~rr~ ~1 to ~ Le wi.th a pre-paid ~ 0 94~16 ~ P~r/SE94/00504 21~3~71 card, smart card, which can be i~ LLal in ~he ~L~ Lu~ box for ~a~ L
of the road tolls.
Every ownOE of a vehicle within the area wh OE e road to:Lls are cnllect~
is provided with an ;~en~ifi~tion card for the vehicle, which r~rri~S
all vehicle dat~ Po~S~ for the electronic toll ~y~l~...
; Fr. ~ayment me~ns th~t a ~u~L~I~ has paid for a serYic:e c)r ~ lv~,~
befc~re delivery of the service or ~L~u~L. Drivers who use a smart card or a pre-paid ~ -t i~ e~ for road tolls have ~ub:~Libed to the yment ~ hr~. miS mPthn~ LeyLw_nL~ a convPn;~nt m~de of payment fvr the user.
By the ~ L the fee is ~'Jm~ 1y S''I'~ f~om the rPn~inin~
amcunt on the pre-paid card when the vehicle passes Lh~v~l. en electronic toll s~ti~n. l~v i- ~ase t~e debit~ble A"Ynmt aV~ h~ n~y" can be L~on~L~L.~ at a sa1es ~t~i~n_ The ~L~ ~d~ .L. card is the 5ame size as a d it card. It cc~rises an i~ it with a mi~VtLV'~-7S~ and a ~L~_y ~-Y~ . m e safeLy nYYh~le is a s ~ inn ~si~nP~ to ~,~oL~oL the & ta stxxned in the c æ d. m e m~ r~ of such a smart card shall foll~ 7 the highest n~l safety rules in the ~ in7 ~ s~ and in the .~LL~Lion of the ;..~ A~ circuits. Such a smart C2Lnl can store nst only ~i f r ~ kinds of inf~ i nn i n~l n~i n~ el~cL.~nic mcney, ~JUt also safety information aga w t loss, damage and th~ft.
The vehicle dri~er inserts his d in the vehicle unit, which ~L~b~
in~ tPs the ~m~i n;n~ amcunt on the display. A certain ~ , ; no~
O-mount is U~dr!-' LL~r~ ic~lly fram the card to the safety mcdul~e in the vehicle unit. Nbw, the vehicle unit: is ready s Afely to ~__~o.... a code conLLulled ~di -~t to the L~e~Li~e t~oll facility.
The summer Ln the vehicle unit is activated when payment. h~as been made as an ~f~ le~ to the driver that the road toll has been paid at the electronic road toll facility.
~ 0 g4~516 P~rlSE94/00504 ~ 3 8 ~ .1 The vehicle unit also ;n~ $ a unique i~n~;f;rAticn "~ It is th~s ully ~ssihl~ thAt tolls are drawn fron an ~c~oi ~ related to the unique nL~ L of the vehicle unit. If desired, the vehicle unit can thus f-n~ n ~mrlet~ly without a smart card provide~ that the L~nL i~n~if;r~l ;rn n~J=L ha5 been Ic~l- ;tted to the unit and stored in the safety mr~le.
Drivers who have registered such a unique I~ L for their vehicle unit can always choose to pay by using a pre-paid card or ]~y drawQng the boll fro~ the ;~ v~ to the vehicle unit. Ct is ~CS~
to point out that the central system need not be info~ned of the mode of payment rho5~n, The driver r~n entirely ~er;d~ at ~#ach t~me how he ~,~fe,~ to pay. If he wishes to pay with a sm2rt card,, he only in~erts this card, which shall c~t~in 5~1ff;r;~nt ~m~nt, into the vehicle unit.
If he ~L~feL~ not to use ~he card it is not i c~Led.
The m~de of p~yment that is the safest and reguLres t~le least amLunt of dat~ ~I~ ;~;~n is ~L~ ~a~lnent ~y mezns of a pay czlrd. With ~uLL~L
b~rhnig~ it is however not possihle to l~ r.,. a de~i.tsng on the pay card in the short time when the crr~-ln;~;~n kY~ the l~ ~L~ 1~
z~nd the ~ ;LL ~ iver ~ lir~nt of the road toll fA~;l;ty occ~rs.
p~nn~;n~ to Zl ~eL~ ,~nt, this ~rnhl~ is ovc~_ ne ~n that, when a ~ay cz~.~d is i,~c~ into the vehicle ~m~lnir~;rn e~uipment its f~"- '1 oa- a ~F----;no~ z~n~unt i5 loaded into a ~ dLrectly ~, ~ L~ to the l~ L~ , which memcry can be ;nrl~P~ in the s æ ety e. Here~, the ~Phiting ,~ n can be r~ri~ out in the shvrL
t~me that is zw~ hle.
~hen, the yL~:e~ e will be such t~hat when the cz~rd is i-~ ~ L~1 into the vehicle ecluipment, a ~c~ ;n~ z~nount is L~f~_ ~i fron the pay card to the I ~ .~L~ safety ~ . During use, a ~rnin~
is given in the form of a light or sound signzl when only a small pre-_..,.;n~ am~unt ~ s stored in the I~Ly. When the user _~v~the card, he is made aware of the possih;lities~ for ~Y- ~7~ by means of a display, of r~ feeding the mcney to the pay card within a sp~rifi~
period of tLme. An alternative to the above is that the ~ayl.æsL ~ Lion ' WO 941~8S16 K:TlSEg4/OOS04 21~3~1 ee~ the ~ L~ and the pay card can be ca~ried out af~
~uyl~ the toll facility. vi~ n is dealt with at some ~ ~e~
toll statio~. -The pay ca~x~ can be ~Sign~ with an i~n~;~ic~tio~ ol~ to a certa mperson or ~ , so that the ~"Y~m~ fed Lnto the t ~ L~ ~Q'~ memory can be kept in L~S~v~ if for a time somebcdy else ~ith his own pay carl uses the ~ehicle. The pay card can be ~siqn~ as an i~7~ n~
card (Smart Card) with memory and ~Lu~P5Sin~ unit for other ~uL~oses than dS a pay pard only.
m e vehicle unit can ~lso ~e ~siqn~ so that in its memory i~r~ ;on is registered with regard to a ~ L of the latest used pay cards/in-t~ll;q~nt cards so that S~paldLe 7'~U'"~ n on the (~ nc is safely ~ ~1, in the event a car~ shalld be lost c)r become "~lc~h1~.
C~ intJly, an ;nt~llig~n~ c_rd can st~re ;~ Lion on identities in the toll ~A~;lit;~c where ~ ing on the card has~ O~ULL~d.
The s~i~nA~y eqULpment~ the toll system, is Ar r ~I~J~l fc~r cconm~ni~ti9n ~ the ~ehicle equipment ~n~ th~ equipment in the r3ad to7~ facility.
The latter ccmprises in ~7r7;~i9n to other cam~n~ Ql ~r ~ n.~P with controlled range, a ~7~ec~ systen ~or the vPhiClps~ and the video systen for recQrding vFh;~Ps that shall be regist~#~ par~ A~-y, and in--7~1~7~; ~a r ~ J(- s~em-..
~"~ ~ 7-F are required for ~ c~tin~ with the ~ehicle units 7nd for mo~-rin~ their positLon. The video control systeDI is ~r~ AIy fcr ~F I F~ and t,~c~ing v~hi~l~s witbout v~hicle ur.~ts, as these v~hi~l~c æ e "invisible to the ~ m e video -~L~ is designed to record in video every vehicle th t h~ls not shcwn a ~ uL pai~.L
stat~s or has driven ~uu~ the toll s~ation without having been ~:eYl~
by m#¢Ls of radio ccnr ~n;c~;9n ~he ~ . syst~m en~u,~ ~ ~c~inq of data in real-time ;n~ltl~;nq ~ ;on of the elec ronic units, and also cr"-~ln;~ sn with the c~r~l facility, h~.~v~r not always in r~l-time.
~0 g4/28516 PCr~SE94/00504 21~,3~'71 The Ant~nnA~ with short range æe ~ on the ~u~-LL 1 above the rcadway. They emit micrcwaves, w~ich activate the vehicle unit when this comes into the crr~-nic~tion zone, that is withill the opPrA~inn range of the road toll facility. The activated vPhi~le unit An^h--s ky ~ tting m~3l?l~P~7 waves, which æ e pic~ed up }~y the ~ ..IA~, V~hi~l~s not provided with a vehicle nnit with ~ L~ 7G æ e thus ~7~ ~7, and ~1so the position of the vehicle is 1, 2-....e~ by mean~s of a mLlti-A~ sy~stem. V~hi~l~s that shcw cvL~L paymenti-at the ~-ULL~L U L can ~ f~7Le be sPl~c~Y7 out from oth~!r vPh;r!~Ps. Certain v~hir~l~5 can l~r~ cr completely lack vehicle units w*i.le cthers do not have access t7 s~ffiri~nt means of payment for the ~uL.~L si~-7~ion~
whether ~ L shall be made ~ ugh a smar~ car~ or U~uyll a ~7~ecLed ~e7~ . For ~he v~hi~lP~ that have not shown a c~ ,L I r~ 7~1 ion, a video reC~r~in~ shall be registered before they leave the toll ~rilit Ihis . ~ iin~J system is needed to ~L~V~-L that v~hi~s that have not fillf;l1~d a c~7~ L ~ L ~L~ n leave the toll facility, without evidence havi~ been se~uLtd by means of which legal ..~.n.. ~_ car2 be taken. r~ e~ y, every vehicle that ha~ not fnlfillo~ a ~7..~L
payment, will be registered in the rcad toll facility by means of the vic~eo cameras for L~,~n~.ling their idPntity. The imaqe l~f the V~h;~l~
number plate of the ,J~ ve rule vinl~tnr i5 ~em~r~rily stored in ~ sse~ form. in a ma55 storing ~ ~L~ in the ~ yS~_u.
Certain ;~rr~,r..~l ;on, such as the kind of rule violation and the point of time when the vehicle i5 L~ J,ed, is stored L~JC~ ' with the image.
~hese data are Ir~ r~.~d at a later, a~y~J~ te tinr as a y,~dl-.
amcNnt of data to the cPntr~7 f~il;ty.
As ~Pntio~ o~ing of v~hi~7~s that pass the rsad toll fA~il;ty without being pn55;hle to i~ntify for a ~ L ,~ LL ~rnr~ti~, requires that after having es~h7iqh~ that su~h a v~hi~l~ has rWsse~, it shall be i~nt;fi~ LI~U~h video L~ing of its ~lumber plate.
This makes it ~ that the vehicle in question i5~ tracked he~e~
the place in which the nOn-cL~yL~V~d ~S~J~` has b_en est~hl;~h~ and the place where L~sLding takes place, so that no confusion hr~
v~hi~l~s with auLl~Lized and v~h;~ with non-authorized p~csase occurs.
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g Ac$ording to a pre~erred ~mh~r7;m~nt this is ~e~LULl~ in the follcwing way:
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1. When a vehicle approaches the road toll facility this is indicated for "~k~l~in~" the ~L'L~' ~L"~ in the ~oad toll fAcility. This is efL~cLei by microwaves f ~.- the Ir~ ;LL~ ei~Er units 7.
A ROAD TOLL
T~L FIELD
The ~L~e~L~ v~n~i~n re~ates to a m~h~ and device far regist OE ing v~hicl~c in a road toll facility. More sp~r;f;~Ally, the invention relate~s to a mP~hn~ ~ld device in such road toll facilities, ~here fee debiting can take place ~LUUYh wireless I~ ;c~;nn of rA~ ves ~ -n v~h;~1~S
and e~;rmDnt in the road toll facility, L-~Lf~l;vely,. and ~Pr;Atly ~ 7~7 are such rcad toll facilities that are ~ n.~_~l to ~nAhle a free ~rAff;~ flow U~L~rY1L the toll facility. f ~ JIJNI ) It is kncwn to ~ road toll facilities for duL~iC fee debiting, see for exampl.e US, A, 4,104,630 and US, A, 4,303,904.
Such systems t~ which the ~L~_~.L invention refers, pr~vide that the ma-jority of v~h;~1~s that pass the rcad toll facility, are provided with a recei~ Lc~L~mitter ~n;t for rA~ ve~s. Usually microwavas are stccd. The rc2~ toll facility acmprises an ~ ment. by which ccImu-n;r~t;nn by ra~diowaveY can take place with ~c5;n~ vPh;~lP~ This ~ 'J`
ment ~_r~iS~ a ~ ;tter and receiver, a ~ c~lver, for the r~d;o-waves by me2ns of which equipment ya~ .L and debiting I- ~1 ;nn~ can be carried cut for the F~s~in~ vPh~ s provided with said receiver and l,~..~--;tter unit, which unit usually h~c the foDm of a Ir~ L~ ,. For this t~chni~ ccmpare US, A, 4,075,632 and US, A, 4,242,661 far r~ , it may occur, that the toll facility is passed by v~hi~?Pc which are not prcvided with any receiver and ~ tter ~rr-irm~n~ and Ul eL~-e cannclt be i~Pnt;fi~ by me2ns of the r~ w . For identi-fif~ n of such vPh;~7~s, if these attempt at F~S~in~J the toll facility without paying toll, the toll Alr~-l-J- - ~ is p¢ovided ~ith camera devices for image regis~r~ti~n of tne number plates of tne V~hi~?~S in question for search and ~uaL ~iting.
The mcst a~v~ y~L~Il for road tolls of this kind i.~ adapted to a ~reat flow of traffic in free f.~,,.~l i~n In such an a~.L,...-J-... ~L it will ~o g4~l6 2 1 6 3 ~ 7 1 be p~ssihl~ to for the vehicle to travel a certain dis,tance from the time when a re~gistration has been po~5ihl~ to carry ou.t of whether the vehicle is ;~-nt;f;~hl~ ~lLOUyi~ microwaves or not and untii the L~ ding ~r~r~ n re~arding the number plate has been cnn~
During this ~;c~lAc~ment a s~~ l;on must be m~int~inP~ b~ ~ such vPh;~l~s for which search and ~a~ debiting shall take place, and such ~or which ~a~ L has ~een s~uuad by means of the radio cr~ ni~tion~
This requires A~t;t;nn~l~y that the toll Ar ~r~J ~ ~ '3 pro~ided with an equiE?ment for pcsi~i~n;n~ ol inn also when the ~hi~1~5 travel in free flow ~ithout ~ P~ lanes.
~ r K1~~ OF T~E LN~Nllv~
In the inventi~n, it i5 ~S~rih~ E~Lrtly a mo~hrrt and E~Lrtly a crm~in~tion of device, which enable said ~ n and ~ e of payment ope-r~ nc for such V~h;~t~5 which are provided with ~ ,Lized equipment as well as reg:istration ~y mean5 of ~ .t;n~ of the n~m~er plate of such v~h;c7.~s :Eor which no ~L~ payment -L~ ~R~n ~S been pr~sihle to ~__r~L~ during the L~ ge I 1~ r~ ~h~P toll facility. P~r~r~in~ to the _nvention, for the la~ter r~ n, the ~mage L~ ;n~ by means cf videio cameras c nt;~ f~r the ~r~k;n~ of the VY~hi~1~5 for which a L.~ ;n~ of the number plate shall be x gistered, so that saLeLy is oh~in~,' t~UIt the same vehicle which on r~c5jng ~uyh the toll facility h~c been ost~hl ;5hP~7 to lack ac~ L~ ~h7e E~ayment status can ~be ~ with a xgiste~#i L..~".1;n~ before exiting the toll facility and ~ y is ~c5;q~ to the identity ~h~t Was given to the vehicle on its ent~y.
DESCRIPI~CN OF TRE DRAWI~GS
In the ~-o~ ~r'lying ~r~7winq5 a ~Le{e~ d em~o~;m~t of the invention is i~ , wh OE ein Fig. 1 shows in ~ c~Live a road toll a~L~r~J~ ; an~
~0 g4~5l6 2 1 ~ 3 8 7 1 P~rlSEg4/00~04 Fig. 2 shows a bloc~ qr~m for the m in ~1~ of f~mt-~inn of the rnad toll sys~en; . . . .
Pr~nr~;nq to Fig. 1 an aub~m.~atic road toll fAt~ility a~:c~.~ing to the ~nvention is p.~vided WLth a su~ L 1, which ~ S above a road 2, i which has th¢~ lanes 3 in which vPhi~lo5 4 of different kinds can ~o~
~ouyl~ the p~rtal-like g2ntry 1. The ~r~ ff;c is nct limited to keori"~
the lanes under the ycu~LLy but i5 ~77~ 1 to ~e~fu~u lane rh~nq~s and -- o~ inqc, It i5 thus a f~c f7ow system, whic~ as little as F~ssihle shall disLu~l- the ~r~ff;r flow.
on the gantry, there are A~ twc light fittings 6 and a numker of /~ tter and receiv OE units 7 for microwaves, th.~e of which are shcwn here, ;nt 7~inq ~r~ c~ these. In addition, there is on either s~de a video ~mbEra 8, directed at the ~L~L v~ ;n'J ~r~ffir flc~ to req;~r yPhir7t~s WhiCh ~ ;ttedly are drlVen on the ve¢ye. I:n ~d;tiC~, at the top cen~r of the ycu~LLy, video cameras 9 are shc*n,. A a lc~r level, c ~ are shc~n in three pair~ of video cameras 10 di~ected ru4.-r~c and ~ L~ vely. These c~meras are ls~,~t~ -L~ mabely at the cen .e ~f the three lanes 3, ~ ~L~ vely.
All this equipment i5 ~ ~ f~ to a conputer unit 11 f~r the control of same and for ~o~ q ~ data. This unit is rn turn ~ e~l to a~ePn~ net for fu~U~_. Ccnnmtn~ ;nn, The m2in f~t~ nc and f m~i~n unitC of the ~ J~ ~t are schematically g~ ~l in ~he block ~;~qr~m in Fig. 2. Therein, 12 dP~i~nAt~s the ~ rm~nt w ~e~.Lo~d bo be p~o~ided in the majority of ~ loc 4, Suc~ an equiFo~lt is ~ L,J3~ to be a ~ LV'~1-' 13, which is ~r,~..J-~to pic~ up micr~waves and ~ them into an - .. signal ~n~ri~;n~
i.~.,..~li~n ~nAhl in~ a y~ L oy~aLion for the vehicle, and in A~ition, an int~ Pnt card 14 for l,~ ;tting data ~ia the ~r~L~ " which data, in addition to certain identification data, may co~sist of data ~WO 94t28S16 2 1 6 3 ~ 7 1 /SE94/00504 re~a~ing payment conditions (~A~ I debiting shall occur or whether ~Le ~a~...~L via a pay card ha5 been ~ade).
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Cther ~lPT~Ilts in the block ~;A1r~m relate to the S1-A7-ion~7y e~7i On the gant~y there æ e l~r~tn~' t~e ~ ~ ;tter and ~eciever equipment 7 for ~i~tY~ves, video c_mer~C 8 and 9 a5 well as t~e t~D~ee pairs of video camera~ 10 (only one pair of which is shown), which all are i~n~ifi~i by the same .~ in the bloc~ diagram. Other e7cm~n~c belong to said equipment with which the ~7l;pmpnt on the ~u~ L
ni~tPc~ This equipment ~n comprise said o~u~__ unit 11 for ~h~;n~ the equipment and a cpn~r~l unit 16. The e~ipment for ~h~;n~
the v~hicl~c which are not provided with any v~h;~l~ Unlt 12-14 wqth which paymen~ can ke c~uLdl and for which there is a need for identi-fi~t;nn in ~o~ way, and exa~;n~t;~n for ~L de~)iting, cnmrr;sPs the cameras 9 ~n~ 10 ~n~ kPl~n~;n~ image ~c~ing c~ which can be ;n~ P~ in the nnit ~ his nn;t is ~ ecl~ t~ the video cameras 9 for the rF~;s~r~ n of the ~oc~ and ~icrl~ment of the v~hi~los that shall b~ par~ 7~ y. To the video came~3 10 there are ~ c~l a unit fcr controlling the I~L~ c of the VPhi~7~ whcse nuIber plate or ~ r ~ ;s~;~ shall be registered, and a unit for ~ol~t;~ the regis~ered video images and ccn~ 3sicn and st~
of same. m ese images can via the unit 11 be c~mmm;~ e~ to the cPn~r~
A~ ~Dent, 16 fQr ~o~L ~f~CF ~in~ in c~ ~Lion with search and pOSt -debiting of veh;~lo~ that passed ~th~ paying. Fina~.ly, ~here is a n;t~atigr~ i.t 17 fc~ c0ml~ni~ n W~ h said c~ntrA~ ~nent ~h~nqe of ~r~ffi~ ^lnfc~mation etc.
The vehicle ~ ~i~mPnt unit 12 c~mprises an ~ in a bcx, which shall ~e ~t~.r~4~ for ~ 7e at the win~s~ 2~ of the vehicle. The box ~ ric~s a cmall, ;n~-i lt I r,~~ r ~r~L . ."~, a~l i ,.1. . _. I i n~
electro~ics, cc¢prisinq a safety ~r~Ul~. The ~L~ box is fuLlllr-provided with a r lr~r~ r display and a ~uu~
The vehicle UGLit ~n~h~c a double directed micrcwave CYn~m~nir~io~ with the toll facility ~r~nri~v OES 7, which are part of the fixed ~ mPnt.
In addition, the vehicle unit is ~rr~ ~1 to ~ Le wi.th a pre-paid ~ 0 94~16 ~ P~r/SE94/00504 21~3~71 card, smart card, which can be i~ LLal in ~he ~L~ Lu~ box for ~a~ L
of the road tolls.
Every ownOE of a vehicle within the area wh OE e road to:Lls are cnllect~
is provided with an ;~en~ifi~tion card for the vehicle, which r~rri~S
all vehicle dat~ Po~S~ for the electronic toll ~y~l~...
; Fr. ~ayment me~ns th~t a ~u~L~I~ has paid for a serYic:e c)r ~ lv~,~
befc~re delivery of the service or ~L~u~L. Drivers who use a smart card or a pre-paid ~ -t i~ e~ for road tolls have ~ub:~Libed to the yment ~ hr~. miS mPthn~ LeyLw_nL~ a convPn;~nt m~de of payment fvr the user.
By the ~ L the fee is ~'Jm~ 1y S''I'~ f~om the rPn~inin~
amcunt on the pre-paid card when the vehicle passes Lh~v~l. en electronic toll s~ti~n. l~v i- ~ase t~e debit~ble A"Ynmt aV~ h~ n~y" can be L~on~L~L.~ at a sa1es ~t~i~n_ The ~L~ ~d~ .L. card is the 5ame size as a d it card. It cc~rises an i~ it with a mi~VtLV'~-7S~ and a ~L~_y ~-Y~ . m e safeLy nYYh~le is a s ~ inn ~si~nP~ to ~,~oL~oL the & ta stxxned in the c æ d. m e m~ r~ of such a smart card shall foll~ 7 the highest n~l safety rules in the ~ in7 ~ s~ and in the .~LL~Lion of the ;..~ A~ circuits. Such a smart C2Lnl can store nst only ~i f r ~ kinds of inf~ i nn i n~l n~i n~ el~cL.~nic mcney, ~JUt also safety information aga w t loss, damage and th~ft.
The vehicle dri~er inserts his d in the vehicle unit, which ~L~b~
in~ tPs the ~m~i n;n~ amcunt on the display. A certain ~ , ; no~
O-mount is U~dr!-' LL~r~ ic~lly fram the card to the safety mcdul~e in the vehicle unit. Nbw, the vehicle unit: is ready s Afely to ~__~o.... a code conLLulled ~di -~t to the L~e~Li~e t~oll facility.
The summer Ln the vehicle unit is activated when payment. h~as been made as an ~f~ le~ to the driver that the road toll has been paid at the electronic road toll facility.
~ 0 g4~516 P~rlSE94/00504 ~ 3 8 ~ .1 The vehicle unit also ;n~ $ a unique i~n~;f;rAticn "~ It is th~s ully ~ssihl~ thAt tolls are drawn fron an ~c~oi ~ related to the unique nL~ L of the vehicle unit. If desired, the vehicle unit can thus f-n~ n ~mrlet~ly without a smart card provide~ that the L~nL i~n~if;r~l ;rn n~J=L ha5 been Ic~l- ;tted to the unit and stored in the safety mr~le.
Drivers who have registered such a unique I~ L for their vehicle unit can always choose to pay by using a pre-paid card or ]~y drawQng the boll fro~ the ;~ v~ to the vehicle unit. Ct is ~CS~
to point out that the central system need not be info~ned of the mode of payment rho5~n, The driver r~n entirely ~er;d~ at ~#ach t~me how he ~,~fe,~ to pay. If he wishes to pay with a sm2rt card,, he only in~erts this card, which shall c~t~in 5~1ff;r;~nt ~m~nt, into the vehicle unit.
If he ~L~feL~ not to use ~he card it is not i c~Led.
The m~de of p~yment that is the safest and reguLres t~le least amLunt of dat~ ~I~ ;~;~n is ~L~ ~a~lnent ~y mezns of a pay czlrd. With ~uLL~L
b~rhnig~ it is however not possihle to l~ r.,. a de~i.tsng on the pay card in the short time when the crr~-ln;~;~n kY~ the l~ ~L~ 1~
z~nd the ~ ;LL ~ iver ~ lir~nt of the road toll fA~;l;ty occ~rs.
p~nn~;n~ to Zl ~eL~ ,~nt, this ~rnhl~ is ovc~_ ne ~n that, when a ~ay cz~.~d is i,~c~ into the vehicle ~m~lnir~;rn e~uipment its f~"- '1 oa- a ~F----;no~ z~n~unt i5 loaded into a ~ dLrectly ~, ~ L~ to the l~ L~ , which memcry can be ;nrl~P~ in the s æ ety e. Here~, the ~Phiting ,~ n can be r~ri~ out in the shvrL
t~me that is zw~ hle.
~hen, the yL~:e~ e will be such t~hat when the cz~rd is i-~ ~ L~1 into the vehicle ecluipment, a ~c~ ;n~ z~nount is L~f~_ ~i fron the pay card to the I ~ .~L~ safety ~ . During use, a ~rnin~
is given in the form of a light or sound signzl when only a small pre-_..,.;n~ am~unt ~ s stored in the I~Ly. When the user _~v~the card, he is made aware of the possih;lities~ for ~Y- ~7~ by means of a display, of r~ feeding the mcney to the pay card within a sp~rifi~
period of tLme. An alternative to the above is that the ~ayl.æsL ~ Lion ' WO 941~8S16 K:TlSEg4/OOS04 21~3~1 ee~ the ~ L~ and the pay card can be ca~ried out af~
~uyl~ the toll facility. vi~ n is dealt with at some ~ ~e~
toll statio~. -The pay ca~x~ can be ~Sign~ with an i~n~;~ic~tio~ ol~ to a certa mperson or ~ , so that the ~"Y~m~ fed Lnto the t ~ L~ ~Q'~ memory can be kept in L~S~v~ if for a time somebcdy else ~ith his own pay carl uses the ~ehicle. The pay card can be ~siqn~ as an i~7~ n~
card (Smart Card) with memory and ~Lu~P5Sin~ unit for other ~uL~oses than dS a pay pard only.
m e vehicle unit can ~lso ~e ~siqn~ so that in its memory i~r~ ;on is registered with regard to a ~ L of the latest used pay cards/in-t~ll;q~nt cards so that S~paldLe 7'~U'"~ n on the (~ nc is safely ~ ~1, in the event a car~ shalld be lost c)r become "~lc~h1~.
C~ intJly, an ;nt~llig~n~ c_rd can st~re ;~ Lion on identities in the toll ~A~;lit;~c where ~ ing on the card has~ O~ULL~d.
The s~i~nA~y eqULpment~ the toll system, is Ar r ~I~J~l fc~r cconm~ni~ti9n ~ the ~ehicle equipment ~n~ th~ equipment in the r3ad to7~ facility.
The latter ccmprises in ~7r7;~i9n to other cam~n~ Ql ~r ~ n.~P with controlled range, a ~7~ec~ systen ~or the vPhiClps~ and the video systen for recQrding vFh;~Ps that shall be regist~#~ par~ A~-y, and in--7~1~7~; ~a r ~ J(- s~em-..
~"~ ~ 7-F are required for ~ c~tin~ with the ~ehicle units 7nd for mo~-rin~ their positLon. The video control systeDI is ~r~ AIy fcr ~F I F~ and t,~c~ing v~hi~l~s witbout v~hicle ur.~ts, as these v~hi~l~c æ e "invisible to the ~ m e video -~L~ is designed to record in video every vehicle th t h~ls not shcwn a ~ uL pai~.L
stat~s or has driven ~uu~ the toll s~ation without having been ~:eYl~
by m#¢Ls of radio ccnr ~n;c~;9n ~he ~ . syst~m en~u,~ ~ ~c~inq of data in real-time ;n~ltl~;nq ~ ;on of the elec ronic units, and also cr"-~ln;~ sn with the c~r~l facility, h~.~v~r not always in r~l-time.
~0 g4/28516 PCr~SE94/00504 21~,3~'71 The Ant~nnA~ with short range æe ~ on the ~u~-LL 1 above the rcadway. They emit micrcwaves, w~ich activate the vehicle unit when this comes into the crr~-nic~tion zone, that is withill the opPrA~inn range of the road toll facility. The activated vPhi~le unit An^h--s ky ~ tting m~3l?l~P~7 waves, which æ e pic~ed up }~y the ~ ..IA~, V~hi~l~s not provided with a vehicle nnit with ~ L~ 7G æ e thus ~7~ ~7, and ~1so the position of the vehicle is 1, 2-....e~ by mean~s of a mLlti-A~ sy~stem. V~hi~l~s that shcw cvL~L paymenti-at the ~-ULL~L U L can ~ f~7Le be sPl~c~Y7 out from oth~!r vPh;r!~Ps. Certain v~hir~l~5 can l~r~ cr completely lack vehicle units w*i.le cthers do not have access t7 s~ffiri~nt means of payment for the ~uL.~L si~-7~ion~
whether ~ L shall be made ~ ugh a smar~ car~ or U~uyll a ~7~ecLed ~e7~ . For ~he v~hi~lP~ that have not shown a c~ ,L I r~ 7~1 ion, a video reC~r~in~ shall be registered before they leave the toll ~rilit Ihis . ~ iin~J system is needed to ~L~V~-L that v~hi~s that have not fillf;l1~d a c~7~ L ~ L ~L~ n leave the toll facility, without evidence havi~ been se~uLtd by means of which legal ..~.n.. ~_ car2 be taken. r~ e~ y, every vehicle that ha~ not fnlfillo~ a ~7..~L
payment, will be registered in the rcad toll facility by means of the vic~eo cameras for L~,~n~.ling their idPntity. The imaqe l~f the V~h;~l~
number plate of the ,J~ ve rule vinl~tnr i5 ~em~r~rily stored in ~ sse~ form. in a ma55 storing ~ ~L~ in the ~ yS~_u.
Certain ;~rr~,r..~l ;on, such as the kind of rule violation and the point of time when the vehicle i5 L~ J,ed, is stored L~JC~ ' with the image.
~hese data are Ir~ r~.~d at a later, a~y~J~ te tinr as a y,~dl-.
amcNnt of data to the cPntr~7 f~il;ty.
As ~Pntio~ o~ing of v~hi~7~s that pass the rsad toll fA~il;ty without being pn55;hle to i~ntify for a ~ L ,~ LL ~rnr~ti~, requires that after having es~h7iqh~ that su~h a v~hi~l~ has rWsse~, it shall be i~nt;fi~ LI~U~h video L~ing of its ~lumber plate.
This makes it ~ that the vehicle in question i5~ tracked he~e~
the place in which the nOn-cL~yL~V~d ~S~J~` has b_en est~hl;~h~ and the place where L~sLding takes place, so that no confusion hr~
v~hi~l~s with auLl~Lized and v~h;~ with non-authorized p~csase occurs.
WO g1'~16 216 3 ~
g Ac$ording to a pre~erred ~mh~r7;m~nt this is ~e~LULl~ in the follcwing way:
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1. When a vehicle approaches the road toll facility this is indicated for "~k~l~in~" the ~L'L~' ~L"~ in the ~oad toll fAcility. This is efL~cLei by microwaves f ~.- the Ir~ ;LL~ ei~Er units 7.
2. The video deL~Lion eguipmRnt c~.~-ising the cam~.as 9 reyisters all the v~h~ C on their way in under the y~lLry 1. These ~ r,~
olJ~-A~ Lki~b~ with high ~n~r~ct and give a clear ~ , for all the v~hi~7~c~ These c~ imzges are data t~ooecs~7 and L~ by an initial position for the vPhic7~c th~t are L~CuL~ed ~y the ~m~r~c can be es~hlich~.
olJ~-A~ Lki~b~ with high ~n~r~ct and give a clear ~ , for all the v~hi~7~c~ These c~ imzges are data t~ooecs~7 and L~ by an initial position for the vPhic7~c th~t are L~CuL~ed ~y the ~m~r~c can be es~hlich~.
3. In c~ n with the in~ic~inn, by meams of the microwaves, that a vehicle is a~Lo~c~linq and this in ~,----~ n h,Ereto is .l~(æC~l by the vid~o ~F~_~1 i~ e~uipment the v~hi~7~ is L~ by me2ns of the caml~ras 10. In the emtxxliment shown in Fig. 1, first the front number plate is ,~ e~ by any of the CaItX~15 facing the ~-~ffi~ fl~w and after the vehicle has L~ unde~ the gantry and a distance away from it the rear nl~nho- plate is L~ 7~ by one of the ca~!ras turned in the direction of the ~r~ff i~ flaw. The ve L~J..7inqS are ~csi~npr7 to t~e vehicle that is ~ tP~,7 in Le ,Q~ position when the rPc~ 7inq~ are mEde, which is ~n~UL~
in that the! vid o ~7~e~ n equipment tri~g~ors the L~Lding when ~he L~L~ ve vehicle has been ~ 7 to be located in a 7Ft-~...;n~f7~
L~oLding site, which has be n r gistLored by this e~uipment.
in that the! vid o ~7~e~ n equipment tri~g~ors the L~Lding when ~he L~L~ ve vehicle has been ~ 7 to be located in a 7Ft-~...;n~f7~
L~oLding site, which has be n r gistLored by this e~uipment.
4. The position of the vehicle is me~ against the vehicle unit 12 ~y means of the ~ tter-receiver equipment 7, ~ich in each unit has three reciev OE o7e~ontC. m e ph2se position Ln ~he signal fi~..
the various ~l~mDntc, are O~ L~d~ by which the dik~ tion and position of the vehicle can be ~?l~l7~t~d. This position ~Lr~ ;n~tion is related to ~he vehicle unit with its I~ L~ bei~g the l-æa~uLa~
object.
W O S~S~6 I~r/SEg4/OOS04 -- 216~871 S. The payn~nt ~ n is ~LLuL~l~d. ~ y, it is ccrr~m;~Atp~
. on .~ .i fro~ the micr3wave unit 7 in questiûn in the ~oll facility, the amount _nd ; r.,- ~ n related ~ ~L~Lo such as-time-and the toll facility identity, which signal is to be pi~ed up by the tran-~ and ~L~cs~ in the v~hiCl~ unit. '~ uu~ m~ At;~n ûf the signal r~fl~ete~ frcm the l~ L~n~i~. to the microwave l~~ncc~iver in the toll station, it is ;n~;~Ate~ a CI~L~L pavment i~n has been p~LùLlled~
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6. The position ~e~ ;nAti~nc by means of the rA~ ves from the recei~ A~ tter ~l;rm~nt for v~h;~lpc with a 1~ . is ~v~ se~ I~J~ with the position ~eL. ;n~ti~ns with the aid of the video ~F~ n e~irm~nt, that is the ~v~ images. ~ Ly, a ~ O~lP taXes place '~ n the two posi~inni~7 ~ysL~.~.
7. V~hiclps that have been i~Pn~if;o~ with the~r I~ L~ ... are registe~ed fuLU.~ if o~L~L payment ~nnAiti~n5 are at hand. As m~nti~n~i in the irLL~7~ I inn, payment c~n be macle in diL~ ~.L
ways, fo~ example, U1L~ n from a Fay card ~n the vehicle via the ~Irr~L~ 7-~ c~ oth OE recei~ ~ Ir~r-~ -itt~- equipment or U~u ~hi ti n7 t o an ~ I agreed.
~uLuu~L. said m~z~u~a there is ncw est~hl;chP~ a rl~csif;r~
of ~h~ vehirl ~ in three head rl~c5~;
~- V~h;rl~c provi~ed with a ~ L~J~ fcr which a cv~ payment ~--...o... ~ can ~e ~Lo...~d;
- V~h;rl~c with a ! r~~L~In~ but for which ~CC~L~!~hl~ payment condlti.ons are nct at hand; and - V~hirl~s withcut a I r ~L~ , which Lh~Lv~ ~ cannot be ~ L~
by the I r ~1 1~ -; t~r-receiver e~~ nt of the rc~d f~ri I i ty.
~0 ~41'~ 1fi 2 1 6 3 ~7 1 ~1SEg4/OOS04 As to the first class, ~hese v~hit-l-os can pass wi~hout fuLL~ Y
and there is no inLcLc:~L in es~hl;chinq the i~l~n1-;ty. r"~n~r~lly it is pro~ided th~ v~h;t-l~c~ for ~;ch w~l~cL p~lyinent v~c-Lion can be ~fv~--ed, shall be ~ ll~UY with regard l o the toll facility J~:. V~hi~ s of the sec~n~l class t':~n~ per se" be ~ n~ifi~
L~ouy~ e ~ , so that a ~OaL ~ iting can o~cur if an ~y~uv~ ~..~L condition chq~ malrnl-~rily not be es~hlic~h~
,-~ for ~ in that a pay card has not s~ff;t~i~nt amount left or an ~ has been frozen. For v~h;~l~5 of the t~nd class, ~ cr, i~n~ifi~ion must take place ULLUUY1L ,~ l;n~ of the n~ plate.
i~1~5 ~f the second class c~n also be LL~aLai in this way as an alL~ ;ve c~ cc~molementary 1~ ULe to ;~n~if;~ n via the 8. Those v~h;~lPs whose numker plate shall be i~Pn~if';~ ULLUUY1~ recording by means of the c2~YEras 10 shall nc~w be ~ n the rositi~n where the ~e~ iinq is ~_~ r -- ~-i and the pQ5;~;~n where ~h~rk;nq the payme~.lt status and in c~ses ~c may be if paynY!nt has been made.
Thi5 posi~ion ~rArk~;n~ oocurs ll..~..JI. data y~o~ ~s;nq of the ;niti~l ~ ..IJV....~ l;n~ of the ~icrl~sment within the L~ ;n~ field of the vi~eo ~Illlloll~ ~ ~ 9. This means that for every ~---IJJ---line or ~ L field used for the ~r~inq, a num~er of related co ~L.l~nA~P5 a~e registered, which Ley _ _-L the i~Pnl;ty of the v~h;~le. In data ~o~ gin~ the ~;~rlA~qnent of th.ese c~ inA~Ps within th~ imaqe field can be ~ for ne~w ~ ssive position ;~nAt; ~nc, 9. When the L~LJ~ ve vehicle ha5 ~ ad the place where the u~ Lion for checking the ~i status and in cases as may be the payment .~I ;nn have been ~_.fu~ned, thcse rPnnr~;nqs which have been as-signed to v~h~ s for which the payment .~L~ n has been carried out ~-e ~lete~. m e identity of these v~hi~lPc can be ~ ....;n U~uuyh th.e ~ e ~ ~ r.-n the equi~aent that by means of the r~ ves serves to p~fu ~l. the payment .~ n and that simul-~ ly by means of said ~ J~aent tracks the ~;~p~ ment of the vehicle with the aid of the ~hi~le ~ L~ . This oc~urs W O 94n~516 PCT/SE94/Oo 1 21~3~71 in c~ uL~L~Lion with the video d~L~eLion ecrli ~, which trac~s the v~h;rles with great ~ y frcm the rPcn~ site to.c~id point whOEe the payment ~Y~ n shall be ~n~ 7P~. For oth OE
v~h;cl~s~ which have not ~llfillP-7 any payment, l.~u~ing shall be regis~ered ~rJclh.. with data such as the ide~1tity of the toll ~C;lity and the time. If the vehic7e hA~ a I~AQ~L~ A~ but in spite of this fact no ~'JV~ payment 9L~ ~1 io~ has been L~ r~ 1, it can be ~ 7 in the same way as ~7~crrikyr7 aboY~. V~hirl~c Which lac~ activattble I are, h~ ~, trac~ed only with the video d~ r~ e~l~ t, and C~L~__L assignment: of the L~ ing ~n~ U~_~by the ir7Pnlity to data for the event czm thus occur.
lO. ~ 7in~J5, which æ e Oh~;n~ L~ILO~ the storing of the im2ge La~OL~e~ by the cameYa in the ~Lf~ e position, for PY~7~ in a video l.C~ r or on a daLta disc, are ncw c~ with the iden-t;fic~ n thaLt is rlh~ by the ~;d of the nrn~.L~L~ position inL the nL~rnt of ~L~s~ for the co ~.-7in~tr~ t~Lt h2Lve been re-gistered after having been l yl~l`q~ in the image! field of the video rlr ~ inr~ cameras 9- ~ ly~ a ~h~7 dbLtaL L~L~Cf JSin~ must be ~e~u~nP~ of the regis~r~imn, which is nh~ in the video ~mP~aS l.O U -~uyh the L ~....ling ~"~ the loc~tion~ of the L~ ,L~I ;Ve me.aS~ and the pncitinn ~fF~ -;n~i~n~ which is, ~h~in the vic~ F~ io~ cameras g in ~-u~ n with; the ~ .~ves when the vehicle has a l-~ f~,-ul- , Hereby, it is ~ that it is in fac~ a vehicle which I~ Jr ;7e~7y h~s pa sed ~h~ toll f~ ity~
~hose num~er plate has been ,~ y, it can be avoided that vP~hirl~s which a-~ c,- ;~o~ly h~c F~P~ the rcad ~ ity, are -L~l to search and ~L ~ebiting kr~ e of c~Lusicn with un-P~1Y p~csinq vP~hirl~c~ due to reposi~i~nin~s in t~e distance ~- -en the points where video rec~in~ takes place and where the rherl~;n~ t o~r:~tirJn iS r~nrl~
In the ~mh~im~nt it is ~ ~eLaLoo~ that ~11 v~hirlQs that pass into the opPr~tir~n~l range of the toll facility are r~uLd~l and that thereafter cnly those ,e~.dings are ~_rll~r.~ y registered which can be ~sign t~ v~h;~lcs for which no COLL~CL payment operation has ~een ~eLL~ ~d.
W O 94n~516 PY~r/SE94/OOS04 21~3~71 ~cwe~er, alternatively, it is p~5.5ihl~ to register o~y those v~h;~l~s for which no ~.L~L payment ~,L~ n has been ~f~-..~d. Then, h~ ~_L, the L~Lding m~st take place when the v~hicle has l~'~C~l the distance in which the micrcwave c~mmi~tion ~L~ ~ the ch~ck of the ~,.ænL
status. This point CuLL~L~ c with the in s~ on 9 above mPn~i~n~
point in whih according to the ~L~eLLC~ ~mh~im~nt the recordings that shall be L~ y registered, are s~rar7ted f.rom those that shall be del~ted.
Even if such an alLe~-~Live is fully p~55ihlP~ it wil.l mean that the equipment in the to71 facility is divided in two ~rr~n~ments, one with the equipmen~ for the micrcwave crnr~m;~ and ~id.eo deL~-ion ~ ~;pmPnt and a sec~n~7 with the L~oLding eT~i~ro~t; in pr~ two gantry devices.
Frcn a uU~LL~ fio~l point of view the ~L~r~LL~d ~mho~7iment will ~1eL~fOLe be more a~V~n~J~c and is U~efoL~ the ~m~Y7im~nt ~L~LeLL~d~
Even if it is here ~deL~a~ the ~c~L~lin~ of an im~ge of the number plate or other ~ L-~;ctic, it dces not PY~lu~7~ th~t Le~ 7;n~ can take place in. any other way, for PYamrle ~IL~u~h reading of the number c3de of the plate or other code.
It can be mpnti~nPr7 that in the ~ r~ m~nt~ the radio equiFment dces not need to trac~ the ~;C~l7~P~ent of the vPhi~le but cnly in;~iA7ly t~hlich a position, which has been corr~l~te~ to a ~ ,LJ~ ;ng position eS~hliCh~ by means of the video cameras. lL~ LL.r ~ ~ra~in~ can o~cur by means of the ~ c only with i~on~ifi~tion of the vehicle cn the basis of an identity alotted to it in the regist OE ing of the initial position.
In order to m~ke certain that a ~ oll. of the ~L~I ;ve vehicle detect-able for the data ~L~ s~;ng can be registered by the video ~ n ~2mOEas~ SpO~iAl Ar~ .J~ 15 can be of help. So, ~ ~in~tion can be used, ~eL~bly with IR light from suitable ~n~l~s. tJnd OE certain con-ditions, it may be suitable to have ~u~y~Ling 5~1~cl~r~ such ~~ J~elic loops, acoust:ic or ~pti~ "l~, ~W O 94~516 2 ~ ~ 3 8 7 1 E~r/SE94/00504 It may be suitable to provide the roadway with a layer, which facilitates the ~ lo . ~ n, such as a white field or a grid of lines.
An alternative is àlso to ac~ieve a grid under or about the v~hici~s with the aid of a n~mber of las OE light a~uLOe~.
It may be ~ ~L~Lo~ that for v~h;~l~s of diLf~Le-~L kinds, there are di~Le~L f~s such as higher fee for trucks than for ~L~ss~ 3 ~ cars.
It is Lh~Le~r suitable that th OE e is fed into the LL~ data on fee class, so that a cuLL~L debiting can occur. In ord OE to ~-u~ L
that any one informs an i~uo~r__L fee class or given oth OE faulty in-r~ n via the I~ L~ it nay be ~ u~iate to have chec~s in which the design of the vehicle is o~l~cLe~ with ~he ~ro~l~a~ion frc~ the Ir~r~L~J~
This is 527i~h7y erfe~Led by means of the ~ideo deLe~.Lion equipment and, which i~ such Qse is A~r~Jt~l to l~_, in~ dat21 regarcing the h~i9ht, wid~ ~2~A le~gth of the ~ehicle et~.
the various ~l~mDntc, are O~ L~d~ by which the dik~ tion and position of the vehicle can be ~?l~l7~t~d. This position ~Lr~ ;n~tion is related to ~he vehicle unit with its I~ L~ bei~g the l-æa~uLa~
object.
W O S~S~6 I~r/SEg4/OOS04 -- 216~871 S. The payn~nt ~ n is ~LLuL~l~d. ~ y, it is ccrr~m;~Atp~
. on .~ .i fro~ the micr3wave unit 7 in questiûn in the ~oll facility, the amount _nd ; r.,- ~ n related ~ ~L~Lo such as-time-and the toll facility identity, which signal is to be pi~ed up by the tran-~ and ~L~cs~ in the v~hiCl~ unit. '~ uu~ m~ At;~n ûf the signal r~fl~ete~ frcm the l~ L~n~i~. to the microwave l~~ncc~iver in the toll station, it is ;n~;~Ate~ a CI~L~L pavment i~n has been p~LùLlled~
~ .
6. The position ~e~ ;nAti~nc by means of the rA~ ves from the recei~ A~ tter ~l;rm~nt for v~h;~lpc with a 1~ . is ~v~ se~ I~J~ with the position ~eL. ;n~ti~ns with the aid of the video ~F~ n e~irm~nt, that is the ~v~ images. ~ Ly, a ~ O~lP taXes place '~ n the two posi~inni~7 ~ysL~.~.
7. V~hiclps that have been i~Pn~if;o~ with the~r I~ L~ ... are registe~ed fuLU.~ if o~L~L payment ~nnAiti~n5 are at hand. As m~nti~n~i in the irLL~7~ I inn, payment c~n be macle in diL~ ~.L
ways, fo~ example, U1L~ n from a Fay card ~n the vehicle via the ~Irr~L~ 7-~ c~ oth OE recei~ ~ Ir~r-~ -itt~- equipment or U~u ~hi ti n7 t o an ~ I agreed.
~uLuu~L. said m~z~u~a there is ncw est~hl;chP~ a rl~csif;r~
of ~h~ vehirl ~ in three head rl~c5~;
~- V~h;rl~c provi~ed with a ~ L~J~ fcr which a cv~ payment ~--...o... ~ can ~e ~Lo...~d;
- V~h;rl~c with a ! r~~L~In~ but for which ~CC~L~!~hl~ payment condlti.ons are nct at hand; and - V~hirl~s withcut a I r ~L~ , which Lh~Lv~ ~ cannot be ~ L~
by the I r ~1 1~ -; t~r-receiver e~~ nt of the rc~d f~ri I i ty.
~0 ~41'~ 1fi 2 1 6 3 ~7 1 ~1SEg4/OOS04 As to the first class, ~hese v~hit-l-os can pass wi~hout fuLL~ Y
and there is no inLcLc:~L in es~hl;chinq the i~l~n1-;ty. r"~n~r~lly it is pro~ided th~ v~h;t-l~c~ for ~;ch w~l~cL p~lyinent v~c-Lion can be ~fv~--ed, shall be ~ ll~UY with regard l o the toll facility J~:. V~hi~ s of the sec~n~l class t':~n~ per se" be ~ n~ifi~
L~ouy~ e ~ , so that a ~OaL ~ iting can o~cur if an ~y~uv~ ~..~L condition chq~ malrnl-~rily not be es~hlic~h~
,-~ for ~ in that a pay card has not s~ff;t~i~nt amount left or an ~ has been frozen. For v~h;~l~5 of the t~nd class, ~ cr, i~n~ifi~ion must take place ULLUUY1L ,~ l;n~ of the n~ plate.
i~1~5 ~f the second class c~n also be LL~aLai in this way as an alL~ ;ve c~ cc~molementary 1~ ULe to ;~n~if;~ n via the 8. Those v~h;~lPs whose numker plate shall be i~Pn~if';~ ULLUUY1~ recording by means of the c2~YEras 10 shall nc~w be ~ n the rositi~n where the ~e~ iinq is ~_~ r -- ~-i and the pQ5;~;~n where ~h~rk;nq the payme~.lt status and in c~ses ~c may be if paynY!nt has been made.
Thi5 posi~ion ~rArk~;n~ oocurs ll..~..JI. data y~o~ ~s;nq of the ;niti~l ~ ..IJV....~ l;n~ of the ~icrl~sment within the L~ ;n~ field of the vi~eo ~Illlloll~ ~ ~ 9. This means that for every ~---IJJ---line or ~ L field used for the ~r~inq, a num~er of related co ~L.l~nA~P5 a~e registered, which Ley _ _-L the i~Pnl;ty of the v~h;~le. In data ~o~ gin~ the ~;~rlA~qnent of th.ese c~ inA~Ps within th~ imaqe field can be ~ for ne~w ~ ssive position ;~nAt; ~nc, 9. When the L~LJ~ ve vehicle ha5 ~ ad the place where the u~ Lion for checking the ~i status and in cases as may be the payment .~I ;nn have been ~_.fu~ned, thcse rPnnr~;nqs which have been as-signed to v~h~ s for which the payment .~L~ n has been carried out ~-e ~lete~. m e identity of these v~hi~lPc can be ~ ....;n U~uuyh th.e ~ e ~ ~ r.-n the equi~aent that by means of the r~ ves serves to p~fu ~l. the payment .~ n and that simul-~ ly by means of said ~ J~aent tracks the ~;~p~ ment of the vehicle with the aid of the ~hi~le ~ L~ . This oc~urs W O 94n~516 PCT/SE94/Oo 1 21~3~71 in c~ uL~L~Lion with the video d~L~eLion ecrli ~, which trac~s the v~h;rles with great ~ y frcm the rPcn~ site to.c~id point whOEe the payment ~Y~ n shall be ~n~ 7P~. For oth OE
v~h;cl~s~ which have not ~llfillP-7 any payment, l.~u~ing shall be regis~ered ~rJclh.. with data such as the ide~1tity of the toll ~C;lity and the time. If the vehic7e hA~ a I~AQ~L~ A~ but in spite of this fact no ~'JV~ payment 9L~ ~1 io~ has been L~ r~ 1, it can be ~ 7 in the same way as ~7~crrikyr7 aboY~. V~hirl~c Which lac~ activattble I are, h~ ~, trac~ed only with the video d~ r~ e~l~ t, and C~L~__L assignment: of the L~ ing ~n~ U~_~by the ir7Pnlity to data for the event czm thus occur.
lO. ~ 7in~J5, which æ e Oh~;n~ L~ILO~ the storing of the im2ge La~OL~e~ by the cameYa in the ~Lf~ e position, for PY~7~ in a video l.C~ r or on a daLta disc, are ncw c~ with the iden-t;fic~ n thaLt is rlh~ by the ~;d of the nrn~.L~L~ position inL the nL~rnt of ~L~s~ for the co ~.-7in~tr~ t~Lt h2Lve been re-gistered after having been l yl~l`q~ in the image! field of the video rlr ~ inr~ cameras 9- ~ ly~ a ~h~7 dbLtaL L~L~Cf JSin~ must be ~e~u~nP~ of the regis~r~imn, which is nh~ in the video ~mP~aS l.O U -~uyh the L ~....ling ~"~ the loc~tion~ of the L~ ,L~I ;Ve me.aS~ and the pncitinn ~fF~ -;n~i~n~ which is, ~h~in the vic~ F~ io~ cameras g in ~-u~ n with; the ~ .~ves when the vehicle has a l-~ f~,-ul- , Hereby, it is ~ that it is in fac~ a vehicle which I~ Jr ;7e~7y h~s pa sed ~h~ toll f~ ity~
~hose num~er plate has been ,~ y, it can be avoided that vP~hirl~s which a-~ c,- ;~o~ly h~c F~P~ the rcad ~ ity, are -L~l to search and ~L ~ebiting kr~ e of c~Lusicn with un-P~1Y p~csinq vP~hirl~c~ due to reposi~i~nin~s in t~e distance ~- -en the points where video rec~in~ takes place and where the rherl~;n~ t o~r:~tirJn iS r~nrl~
In the ~mh~im~nt it is ~ ~eLaLoo~ that ~11 v~hirlQs that pass into the opPr~tir~n~l range of the toll facility are r~uLd~l and that thereafter cnly those ,e~.dings are ~_rll~r.~ y registered which can be ~sign t~ v~h;~lcs for which no COLL~CL payment operation has ~een ~eLL~ ~d.
W O 94n~516 PY~r/SE94/OOS04 21~3~71 ~cwe~er, alternatively, it is p~5.5ihl~ to register o~y those v~h;~l~s for which no ~.L~L payment ~,L~ n has been ~f~-..~d. Then, h~ ~_L, the L~Lding m~st take place when the v~hicle has l~'~C~l the distance in which the micrcwave c~mmi~tion ~L~ ~ the ch~ck of the ~,.ænL
status. This point CuLL~L~ c with the in s~ on 9 above mPn~i~n~
point in whih according to the ~L~eLLC~ ~mh~im~nt the recordings that shall be L~ y registered, are s~rar7ted f.rom those that shall be del~ted.
Even if such an alLe~-~Live is fully p~55ihlP~ it wil.l mean that the equipment in the to71 facility is divided in two ~rr~n~ments, one with the equipmen~ for the micrcwave crnr~m;~ and ~id.eo deL~-ion ~ ~;pmPnt and a sec~n~7 with the L~oLding eT~i~ro~t; in pr~ two gantry devices.
Frcn a uU~LL~ fio~l point of view the ~L~r~LL~d ~mho~7iment will ~1eL~fOLe be more a~V~n~J~c and is U~efoL~ the ~m~Y7im~nt ~L~LeLL~d~
Even if it is here ~deL~a~ the ~c~L~lin~ of an im~ge of the number plate or other ~ L-~;ctic, it dces not PY~lu~7~ th~t Le~ 7;n~ can take place in. any other way, for PYamrle ~IL~u~h reading of the number c3de of the plate or other code.
It can be mpnti~nPr7 that in the ~ r~ m~nt~ the radio equiFment dces not need to trac~ the ~;C~l7~P~ent of the vPhi~le but cnly in;~iA7ly t~hlich a position, which has been corr~l~te~ to a ~ ,LJ~ ;ng position eS~hliCh~ by means of the video cameras. lL~ LL.r ~ ~ra~in~ can o~cur by means of the ~ c only with i~on~ifi~tion of the vehicle cn the basis of an identity alotted to it in the regist OE ing of the initial position.
In order to m~ke certain that a ~ oll. of the ~L~I ;ve vehicle detect-able for the data ~L~ s~;ng can be registered by the video ~ n ~2mOEas~ SpO~iAl Ar~ .J~ 15 can be of help. So, ~ ~in~tion can be used, ~eL~bly with IR light from suitable ~n~l~s. tJnd OE certain con-ditions, it may be suitable to have ~u~y~Ling 5~1~cl~r~ such ~~ J~elic loops, acoust:ic or ~pti~ "l~, ~W O 94~516 2 ~ ~ 3 8 7 1 E~r/SE94/00504 It may be suitable to provide the roadway with a layer, which facilitates the ~ lo . ~ n, such as a white field or a grid of lines.
An alternative is àlso to ac~ieve a grid under or about the v~hici~s with the aid of a n~mber of las OE light a~uLOe~.
It may be ~ ~L~Lo~ that for v~h;~l~s of diLf~Le-~L kinds, there are di~Le~L f~s such as higher fee for trucks than for ~L~ss~ 3 ~ cars.
It is Lh~Le~r suitable that th OE e is fed into the LL~ data on fee class, so that a cuLL~L debiting can occur. In ord OE to ~-u~ L
that any one informs an i~uo~r__L fee class or given oth OE faulty in-r~ n via the I~ L~ it nay be ~ u~iate to have chec~s in which the design of the vehicle is o~l~cLe~ with ~he ~ro~l~a~ion frc~ the Ir~r~L~J~
This is 527i~h7y erfe~Led by means of the ~ideo deLe~.Lion equipment and, which i~ such Qse is A~r~Jt~l to l~_, in~ dat21 regarcing the h~i9ht, wid~ ~2~A le~gth of the ~ehicle et~.
Claims (4)
1. Method for registering vehicles in a road toll facility, which is provided with radio transmitter and receiver units (7) preferably for microwaves, which are arranged to communicate which vehicle units (12) arranged in vehicles (4), the vehicle units being arranged with the radio transmitter-receiver equipment preferably in the form of a transponder and arranged so that on command from the respective unit (7) of the road toll facility they communicate adequate data for the performance of a debiting operation regarding a toll, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that, on the entry of a vehicle (4) into the toll facility area it is detected by means of the activation of the toll-facility radio equipment (7) if the vehicle (4) is provided with a vehicle unit (12) and if this is in function for the performance of a correct debiting operation, for separation of such vehicles for which such an operation cannot be performed; in that the radio equipment (7) is arranged to establish the position of the respective vehicles by means of radiowaves, at least in any position on its passing through the road toll facility; in that the vehicles are exposed to a successive position determination by means of video cameras (9) through an image processing in which the vehicle in question is tracked between a position in a predetermined recording site, in which the number plate or other characteristic of the vehicle is recorded/read for identification by means of at least one means arranged for said recording/reading, such as a video camera (10), which identification in conjunction with data such as time and place is used for search and post-debiting of the toll.
2. Method according to Claim 1, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that, when the vehicle enters the toll facility area its momentary position is detected partly by measuring through the radio-transmitter-receiver unit (7) preferably for microwaves, partly through measuring to the vehicle unit of the vehicle (12) and partly by means of position determination with the aid of the video cameras (9) the results of which are correlated for the separation of vehicles not provided with any functioning vehicle unit (12), for registering said recording and assigning it to the identity of the vehicle in question.
3. A device for registering vehicles in a road toll facility for performance of the method according to Claim 1 or 2, which road toll facility is provided with a radio transmitter and reciever equipment (7) preferably for microwaves which is arranged to com-municate with vehicle units (12) arranged in vehicles (4), arranged with radio transmitter-receiver equipment, preferably in the form of a transponder and arranged so that on command from the respective unit (7) of the road toll facility it communicates to it adequate data for performing a debiting operation regarding a toll, c h a-r a c t e r i z e d in that the radio equipment (7) with belonging computer equipment is arranged to separate out such vehicles for which a correct debiting operation by means of the vehicle unit (12) in question has been performed, from such vehicles for which an approved operation has not been performed; and in that the toll facility is provided with video cameras (9) and an image processing equipment connected to the cameras and, additionally, means for recording a code or other representation of the vehicle identity, such as cameras (10) for recording vehicles, preferably their number plates, the image processing equipment being arranged, by means of the image recording of the firstly mentioned cameras (9), to track the vehicles (4) during their passage through the toll facility between a recording site for the latter video cameras (10) and a point in which the radio equipment (7) with belonging data equipment is arranged to indicate such vehicles for which an approved debiting operation has been performed, and additional means for the remaining registration of such recordings, which are assigned to vehicles for which an approved debiting operation has not been performed, but not to perform any such registration of vehicles for which an approved debiting operation has been indicated as performed.
4. A device according to Claim 3, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the radio equipment (7) is arranged for the detection of the position of the respective vehicles (4) by means of the vehicle unit (12) in question and arranged to transmit the image processing equipment the momentary position of the respective vehicle for said indication that an approved payment manouever has been carried out, and that the image processing equipment is arranged to receive said position indication and assign it to a vehicle in the corresponding momentary position in the detected displacement of the vehicle, by means of the video cameras (9).
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